In the spiritual life, the goal is always progress... always Self-transcendence. We need the great athletes, cooks, chefs... what or whoever they are. So competition is healthy, but only to bring out the best in us.

So from an inner standpoint, the second could be first and the first otherwise. It is all a matter of who is making the most conscious or unconscious progress. An inner race, if you like. Not victory or defeat; not success or failure.

Isn’t it proper to use first and second person in content writing?For example, when I write an introductory paragraph and give some real life examples or experiences to build up the content that follows. I think...

For the past year or so, I've been paying very close attention to this subject. Squidoo pushed its lensmasters for a long time into providing personal content full of first-person perspective and personal pronouns. This...